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Photo by Reinecke. 

 Young Great Blue Herons Posing. 



down during a heavy gale. At that 

 time the number of nests were esti- 

 mated at about 150. It takes a great 

 deal of enthusiasm to visit this heron- 

 ry. 



When we arrived at the nearest 

 railroad station, which is five miles 



from the heronry, the obliging hotel 

 keeper supplied us with a commod- 

 ious two-stested rig, drawn by a high- 

 stepper of a horse. When starting, 

 all occupants cf the hotel were watch- 

 ing us. The beast had a way of 

 jumping on all fours, until we found 



